Northern Uganda is also home to a large number of refugees, particularly from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. While Uganda's progressive refugee policy provides access to land and livelihood opportunities, the growing refugee population has increased pressure on land, natural resources, markets, and social services.

However, the major food security and livelihood challenges in Northern Uganda include climate shocks, poverty, low agricultural productivity, limited income opportunities, land shortages, pests and diseases, high food prices, malnutrition, and resource pressures related to refugee hosting. These challenges disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and increase their risk of hunger, poor nutrition, and economic hardship.

In response to the key challenges, YFA will focus on the following goal and strategies

Strategic Goal

“Improved food security and livelihoods among communities through crop and horticulture production, livestock production, fishing, self-reliance and resilience”

Strategies Goal

1. Crop and horticulture: Enhance crop and horticultural production activities to ensure adequate food production among the target communities through climate resilient agriculture.

2. Livestock Production: Reduce livestock morbidity and mortality rates amongst the livestock keeping communities.

3. Livelihoods and empowerment interventions: Enhance livelihoods and coping skills and literacy amongst the targeted communities targeted through sustainable agricultural development and economic resilient building